ALL THAT I AM
KATHERINE NORLAND
On satin comfort I contemplate
Who I was and who I am.
Removing falsehoods,
I hold them close…
What I imagine I will become.
Shrouded in silence
My smile belies.
You cannot guess my thoughts.
Which one of me will please you most?
Which face will I put forward?
In my mind I march toward you
One face in front of the other,
Timid, afraid, yet holding my own;
Hands prepared for what’s to come.
Can I expose myself to you,
Removing all facades?
You permeate my disguise;
All my personas crumble
Beneath your hungry gaze.
My true and naked self betrays;
I hold my breath and wait.
You caress my wanting face;
Your eyes drink deeply, thirsting for
All that I am,
All that I’m not.
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Katherine Norland is an actress in Los Angeles CA and author of “Poetic Prescriptions for Pesky Problems”